Is there a problem with the Yamaha Rhino?
Yamaha says it has cooperated fully with the safety commission. The company maintains there is nothing wrong with the Rhino, and that rollovers don’t occur when drivers follow instructions on warning labels and in the owner’s manual.
When did the Yamaha Rhino car come out?
The Rhino was a hit, with more than 150,000 sold after its introduction 15 months later in fall, 2003. But the vehicle, which looks like a cross between a golf cart with attitude, and an all-terrain vehicle, or ATV, is at the center of a legal firestorm.
Where did John Grimes buy the Yamaha Rhino?
A former sheriff’s deputy and school construction planner, Grimes bought his Rhino in September, 2004, to haul brush and water trees on his rural property near Bakersfield, CA. A couple of days later, he tried it out on desert scrubland near his home.
Is the Yamaha Rhino an ATV or off road vehicle?
The Rhino is not an ATV, but a “side-by-side”– a category of off-road vehicle that is gaining popularity and is not subject to any government standards.
What’s the top end of a Yamaha Rhino?
A guy at our duck club purchased a Rhino in 2006. We drove it one weekend and it was doing about 53. Is that top end for a stock Rhino? The next weekend it would get up to around 35 and just start popping and backfiring. He brought it in today and it wouldnt even start.
Are there any problems with the Yamaha Rhino 660?
Re: Yamaha Rhino 660 problems?? Well, the stock Rhino should see around 42 mph for a top end speed. the speed limiter then kicks in and will remove spark to the plug. two things come to mind. The fuel filter is plugged (crap in the tank from poor QA) and or the gas tank vent line being plugged or pinched.
What’s the best way to sell a Yamaha Rhino?
Getting and installing a used motor is not that bad and IMO the best way to get it sold… If you liked your rhino before and still want a UTV and want one that kicks butt on all levels buying a used renegade or outlander for a motor swap will get one of the best utvs you could own imo…
What should the top speed of a rhino be?
Well, the stock Rhino should see around 42 mph for a top end speed. the speed limiter then kicks in and will remove spark to the plug. two things come to mind. The fuel filter is plugged (crap in the tank from poor QA) and or the gas tank vent line being plugged or pinched.